MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 2015 - Taylor's hat trick , Bieber's comeback and Nicki & Miley trade shade

Taylor Swift was the belle of the annual popculture ball that is the MTV Video Music Awards 2015 last night.
Accompanied by her squad and co-stars from the heavily nominated Bad Blood video , the 25year old added another 3 moonmen to her mantelpiece including the coveted Video of The Year. She also won Best Female Video for the third time in her career , thanks to Blank Space.

The singer would later re-appear on stage to present Kanye West with the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. She made reference to West's infamous stage invasion back in 2009 when Swift won her first VMA.

But it was host Miley Cyrus who nabbed the headlines again , two years after her shocking performance with Robin Thicke.
As Nicki Minaj accepted Best Hip Hop Video for Anaconda , the rapper barked at Cyrus - "Now back to this bitch that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press -Miley whats good "


Cyrus had been interviewed ahead of the ceremony and had condemned Minaj's sour graes about Anaconda being snubbed for a Video Of The Year nomination.
In typically cheeky fashion , Cyrus responded by saying that press interviews can be manipulated ,but not before taking a side swipe at Minaj when commenting on an upcoming award which Cyrus missed out on previously.

" I didn't complain about not winning and persevered until I did "

The star studded bash at the Microsoft Theatre in LA saw performances from Justin Bieber , who performed current worldwide smash What Do Yu Mean for the very first time and seemed overcome by the positive reception he recived.
Other performances came from Nicki Minaj , The Weeknd , Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , Demi Lovato , A$AP Rocky and Miley Cyrus who closed the show surrounded by alumni of cult show RuPaul's Drag Race and announcing the release of a free album entitled Miley Cyrus & Dem Petz


MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 2015

WINNERS

VIDEO OF TEH YEAR  Taylor Swift -Bad Blood

BEST MALE VIDEO Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

BEST FEMALE VIDEO  Taylor Swift - Blank Space

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO Nicki Minaj - Anaconda

ARTIST TO WATCH Fetty Wap - Trap Queen

BEST ROCK VIDEO  Fall Out Boy -Uma Thurman

BEST EDITING  Beyoncé -7/11

BEST VIDEO WITH SOCIAL MESSAGE - Kanye West -One Man Can Change The World

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Kendrick Lamar - Alright

Nick Jonas premieres Levels video

Nick Jonas continues to be pop's hottest pin up right now , with the debut of brand new video Levels.
The track , which doesn't feature on his current self titled album , looks to follow Jealous and Chains , and nab the pop heart throb another huge hit.


The singer performed the track at the MTV VMAs pre-show in LA last night. He will soon star in a second season of US drama Kingdom as a gay cage fighter. Jonas will also star in Ryan Murphy's (Glee , American Horror Story ) Scream Queens alongside Jamie Lee Curtis.


Watch the video for Levels below

Taylor Swift premieres Wildest Dreams video

Taylor Swift serves lavish old skool glamour in the gorgeous new video for Wildest Dreams. The video , which premiered during the MTV VMA's pre show , sees Swift starring alongside Scott Eastwood.


The video sees a black haired Swift fall in love with her movie co-star against a beautiful backdrop of soaring vistas replete with giraffes and lions.
The gorgeous ballad is the fifth single taken from 1989 and has long been a fan favourire since the albums release last October.

Wildest Dreams has a UK impact date of October 16th. Watch the video below

Demi Lovato gets Confident

Demi Lovato has announced the details of forthcoming new album Confident. The artwork above , sees the former Disney star looking as smouldering as she's ever looked , with her seductive new image.
The star will take to the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in LA on Sunday night to perform current smash Cool For The Summer.


Confident follows in October and is her first new material since 2013's Demi.


The tracklisting for Confident is

1. 'Confident'
2. 'Cool For The Summer'
3. 'Old Ways'
4. 'For You'
5. 'Stone Cold'
6. 'Kingdom' featuring Iggy Azalea
7. 'Waitin' For You'
8. 'Wildfire'
9. 'Lionheart'
10. 'Yes'
11. 'Father'
12. 'Stars'
13. 'Mr Hughes'

Watch the video for Cool For The Summer below

Hurts premiere Lights video

Hurts have premiered the video for the funky Lights , the second single lifted from forthcoming third album Surrender.


The video sees gorgeous frontman Theo Hutchcraft display some killer moves on a nightclub floor.


Surrender is set for release on October 9th. Watch the Lights video below

Macklemore goes Downtown on new single

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have premiered the video for fantastic new single Downtown. It's the Boston rappers first taste of his forthcoming new album which follows 2012's massive The Heist album.

Worldwide fame followed thanks to signature hits like Thrift Shop , Same Love and Cant Hold Us.


Dwontown features relative newcomers Eric Nally , Melle Mel , Grandmaster Caz and Kool Moe Dee on the uplifting track , which is sure to give the Grammy winning duo another global smash.


Watch the video for Downtown below

Taylor previews Wildest Dreams video

 

Taylor Swift has shared a brief preview of new video Wildest Dreams ahead of its world premiere this Sunday night ( August 30th ) during the pre-show of the MTV Video Music Awards in Brooklyn , New York.

Swift looks poised to pick up a bundle of moonmen at the ceremony where she is nominated a staggering nine times. The videos for Bad Blood and Blank Space have helped the star chalk up the nods.

The 25 year old singer is currently wowing audiences on her 1989 World Tour , which has become famed for its surprise celebrity guests and duets. Queen of hip hop/soul , Mary J Blige was the latest superstar to share the stage with Swift this weekend.
She joins an ever growing list of artists including Nick Jonas , Little Mix , The Weeknd , Fifth Harmony , Fetty Wap and Joan Baez to sing with Swift.


The video for Wildest Dreams premieres this Sunday , with the track due to impact on September 25th.

Watch the preview below

Hurts in Lights on new single

Hurts have premiered latest single , the Prince inspired funk of Lights. Following on from Some Kind Of Heaven and Rolling Stone ,  this latest track bodes extremely well for October's Surrender album.


The Mancunian pop duo of Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson , are on scintillating form right now , following the gloomy pop of 2013's Exile.


Surrender hits iTunes on October 9th.  listen to Lights below

Leona debuts Thunder video

Leona Lewis has debuted the video for the rousing Thunder. Its the third track taken from next month's I Am.

The title track gets its UK single release on September 4th whlst Thunder serves as the lead single for the US market.

I Am , Lewis' fourth studio album , is set for release on September 111th.

Watch the video for Thunder below

New album for Pink ?

It's been nearly three years since Pink last conquered the charts with Grsmmy nominated album The Truth About Love. The album produced one of her biggest hits to date in Nate Ruess duet Just Give Me A Reason.

The pop icon has been relatively quiet since , emerging last autumn as part of new side project You+Me , releasing the beautiful folk of album Rose Ave.

Now it appears that Pink's seventh studio album since bursting onto the scene in 2000 may be imminent.
The singer has registered two new songs , Exit Strategy and Stage Diver. As yet , no further details have emerged about the album.
Pink's longest gap between albums was 4 years from 2008's Funhouse to 2012's The Truth About Love.

If her new record doesn't surface in the last quarter of this year , it would be safe to bet that Pink should make her welcome return come Spring 2016.

The star has released six platinum selling albums since 2000 , Cant Take Me Home (2000) , Misundaztood (2001)  , Try This (2003 ) , I'm Not Dead (2006 ) , Funhouse (2008 ) and The Truth About Love (2012)

The star is one of the biggest grossing live acts in the world and has won a string of Grammy Awards. She's clocked up a classic canon of hits such as Get The Party Started , Who Knew , So What , Raise Your Glass , Just  Like A Pill and Trouble.


Watch the video for 2002's Number 1 single Just Like A Pill

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis team with Ed Sheeran

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have paired up with Ed Sheeran on the tender new song Growing Up ( Sloane's Song ).

The new track , available for download free at GrowingUpSong.com , is dedicated to his two month old daughter Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty.
Produced by Ryan Lewis , it is the Boston rappers first new material since 2013'sworldwide breakthrough The Heist.


That album spawned the huge hits Thrift Shop and LGBT equality anthem Same Love.

“There is nothing like the joy and happiness that comes from bringing a baby into this universe,” said the new dad. “She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible. She is the love of my life. This song is for her.”
In an open letter, Macklemore also spoke at length about fatherhood and why he chose to return with this song. “It’s where I’ve been the last year, through all the ups and downs,” he wrote. “We didn’t want to do a big campaign or anything over the top with this. We just wanted to put out good music, directly to the people that have been here since the beginning




Listen to Growing Up ( Sloane's Song ) below

Taylor Swift to release Wildest Dreams

Taylor Swift will release the gorgeous and haunting ballad Wildest Dreams as her next single. The singer took to her Twitter account to confirm the news after much fan speculation. Wildest Dreams has long been a fan favourite and will be the fifth single taken from the record breaking 1989.

The haunting ballad showcases a more vulnerable side to Swift after the pure pop of previous singles like Shake It Off and Style.

It's her first all out ballad release since The Hunger Games soundtrack cut Safe And Sound in 2012. The soaring song ranks as one of Swift's greatest ballads alongside fan favourite classics such as Enchanted , All Too Well , Breathe , Dear John and Sad Beautiful Tragic.


No details have emerged yet about a video or official impact date for Wildest Dreams. Expect the video to be  a suitably lavish and emotional affair. With everything crossed that New Romantics might just get a single release too.

The Weeknd reveals Beauty Behind The Madness tracklisting

The Weeknd has unveiled the tracklisting for forthcoming album Beauty Behind The Madness. The 14 track album , revealed on his Twitter account tonight , will feature huge collaborations with Ed Sheeran , Lana del Rey and Labrinth.

The album , out August 28th , is the 25 year old Canadian singers third studio outing. And it looks destined to be his most successful to date. With the huge success of Earned It and current single Cant Feel My Face , currently at No. 2on the Billboard charts.
The singer is also set to appear on Disclosure album Caracal , out on September 25th.

The full track listing for Beauty Behind The Madness is

1. Real Life
2. Losers (featuring Labrinth )
3. Tell Your Friends
4. Often
5. The Hills
6.  Acquainted
7.  Cant Feel My Face
8.  Shameless
9. Earned It (Fiffy Shades Of Grey )
10. In The Night
11.  As You Are
12.  Dark Times (featuring Ed Sheeran )
13.  Prisoner  ( featuring Lana del Rey )
14.   Angel



Watch the video for Cant Feel My Face below